This includes provisions to eliminate utilization review (UR) delays and inappropriate denials of care for injured workers, as well as prevent billions of dollars in WC billing fraud. Check out the 10 things you need to know about SB 1160 to stay ahead of the complex and evolving regulations
Hawaii legislature sends new opioid legislation to Governor for approval.
Technology is one of the hottest topics in insurance, as Insurtech innovations continue to disrupt the industry. Between improving customer experiences and relationships, helping contain costs and using data to improve decision-making, technology has been and will continue to make significant improvements in Property & Casualty claims handling.
New opioid-limiting legislation has been signed into law in Oklahoma.
CompPharma's 2018 Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers' Comp found that, in the past eight years, drug spend has decreased 31.5% among those surveyed in workers’ compensation. Part of this is due to increased focus on dangerous opioid prescribing behaviors and the implementation of state-mandated formularies. Opioid spend has decreased for the same group by around 18.22% in the past year and payers and PBM’s have been able to reduce opioid spend by about one third in the last two years.
From gunshot wounds to addiction recovery, winners of this year's Genex honors went a long way to help injured emplo
A drug’s Average Wholesale Price (AWP) is a simple benchmark for distinguishing the cost of one medication from that of another.